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‘Penny Dreadful’ Completes Filming in Ireland |
| 07 Mar 2014 | The Showtime/Sky Atlantic TV drama ‘Penny Dreadful’ was filmed entirely in Wicklow and Dublin. It completes its six-month shoot next week having secured Section 481 on more than €30 million spent on direct investment in the Irish economy on local jobs and services. |
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Savage Food Catering Secures Love/Hate Contract |
| 05 Mar 2014 | Film and TV commercial catering company Savage Food, a division of Fitzers Catering Ltd., which was re-launched in July 2009 by Sharon Fitzpatrick (owner/director), Noeleen Sharkey (director) and Caroline Cassidy (manager), has secured the Love/Hate catering contract for season five. |
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IFTA’s Ceremony to be hosted at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Road, 5th April 2014 |
| 24 Feb 2014 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that the 11th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, 5th April 2014 at Dublin’s DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Road, and will be broadcast live on RTÉ One at 9.35pm. Last year’s ceremony attracted a record audience of 1.24 million viewers. |
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Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz to star in Irish-Greek Co-Production ‘The Lobster’ |
| 03 Feb 2014 | Dublin-born Colin Farrell and English rose Rachel Weisz will lead the cast in ‘The Lobster’, a Greek-Irish co-production directed by Giorgos Lanthimos. Also included in the cast are Ben Whishaw, Jason Clarke, Olivia Coleman, Léa Seydoux, Ariane Labed and Angeliki Papoulia while other roles are yet to be confirmed. |
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Coillte hopes to become Ireland’s biggest provider of outdoor filming locations |
| 20 Jan 2014 | It was announced last Friday that Coillte aims to become Ireland’s largest provider of outdoor TV and film locations by the year 2018. Mr Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht launched Coillte’s new location online portfolio the same day. |
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“Lights, Action … Live Life” |
| 14 Jan 2014 | National film competition in honour of Donal Walsh open for entries. |
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World Premiere of Feature Film ‘Noble’ |
| 14 Jan 2014 | ‘Noble’ to receive World Premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
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'The Legend of Longwood' Now Filming in Dublin & Wicklow |
| 06 Dec 2013 | Children’s fantasy adventure ‘The Legend of Longwood’ – about a young girl who moves from New York to a mythical village in Ireland – is currently filming in Dublin & Wicklow, and will be the first Irish film to be converted into 3D in post-production. |
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Shorts Round-Up: Cork Film Festival Edition |
| 19 Nov 2013 | With a first year under new management officially under its belt as of Sunday November 17th's closing ceremony, it would seem that any doubts concerning the creative direction of the 58th Cork International Film Festival have been firmly put to bed. |
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'Game of Thrones' Gives €77m Boost to Northern Ireland Economy |
| 29 Oct 2013 | HBO fantasy epic 'Game of Thrones' has reportedly boosted Northern Ireland's economy by an estimated €77 million, according to Northern Ireland Screen's Head of Marketing Moyra Lock. |
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‘Penny Dreadful’ Casting Extras in Dublin |
| 17 Sep 2013 | Penny Dreadful’, Oscar-winner John Logan’s new Victorian ‘psychosexual’ horror series set to film at Ardmore Studios from October, is recruiting extras in Dublin on 20-21st September. |
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'Penny Dreadful', to Start Filming in Ardmore Studios this Oct, Aims to Raise €33m from Tax Break Investors |
| 26 Aug 2013 | ‘Penny Dreadful’ - the new eight part Victorian horror series set to shoot at Ardmore Studios from Oct to March - is planning to raise €33 million of its budget from investors benefiting from Section 481 tax incentives. |
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'Dracula', by Irish Director Gary Shore, Now Shooting in Northern Ireland |
| 19 Aug 2013 | ‘Dracula’, directed by National Film School graduate Gary Shore and starring Luke Evans, is currently filming in Northern Ireland - taking in locations including Roe Valley Country Club in Limavady, Derry. |
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D-Light Studios Reveal Expansion Plan in Coming Months |
| 01 Aug 2013 | D-Light Studios, the Dublin-based facility for film and TV production, is planning to expand its headquarters in the coming months with a third studio to meet demand for its services. |
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Indian Film Producers Scouting for Film Locations in Ireland this Week |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Indian film producers, hoping to repeat the success of Dublin-shot Bollywood blockbuster ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, are location scouting in Ireland this week, on a trip organised by the Irish Film Board and Tourism Ireland. |
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Belfast’s Causeway Pictures to Co-Produce Dark Horse Comics 'Devil Doll' Horror Film Adaptation |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Belfast-based Causeway Pictures, headed by Chris Patterson and Paddy McCarney, has signed on to co-produce a new Dark Horse Comics horror film adaptation with Spygirl Pictures, which will begin filming in Northern Ireland in Spring 2014. |
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Extras Wanted for Sky One’s ‘Moonfleet’ starring Ray Winstone |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Ray Winstone’s swashbuckling adventure ‘Moonfleet’ - which has been spotted filming at locations including the King’s Inns and Stag’s Head pub in recent days - is seeking to expand its gang of smugglers with further extras. |
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Mercury Drive Chauffeur Services take on Hollywood Stars |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Mercury Drive, the Dublin based chauffeur company, has now been operating in Ireland for 15 years and continues to provide luxury transport for TV and film industry professionals, along with visiting Hollywood stars. |
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Irish Director Robert Quinn to Helm Season 3 of BBC’s ‘Death in Paradise’ |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Robert Quinn, the four time IFTA-nominated Irish film and TV director, has signed on to direct season three of BBC’s crime comedy-drama ‘Death in Paradise’, which is filmed on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. |
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Ray Winstone Sky 1 Drama ‘Moonfleet’ to film in Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow this June and July |
| 10 Jun 2013 | An epic 18th century sea-faring adventure - commissioned by Sky 1 HD - starring Ray Winstone as a smuggler and the hunt for a lost diamond will start filming in locations in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow this June and July. |
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